A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs

When he walked to Tío Tito’s house, Tío Tito and his friends were playing dominos. “Hey, you’ve got mangos!” All the men shouted, “ ¡Qué bien! ” Tío Tito said, “Way to go! I’ll show you how to make an oso , a bear, out of a mango.” He pulled out a pocketknife from his guayabera , took a mango from the hat, and cut and peeled and cut and peeled, and there it was, a fierce bear from the mango! “Wow!” said Francisco.

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